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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2009
Bent Madsen, Gentofte, DK;
Bent Madsen, Gentofte, DK;
Alfa Laval Corporate AB, Lund, SE;
Abstract
The centrifugal separator comprises a rotatable bowl having a separation chamber defined by a base. The base comprises a first outlet opening defined by a weir at a first level. An outlet chamber communicates with the separation chamber through a first outlet opening. The outlet chamber is connected with an outlet opening, which opens at a second level below the first level into an exterior of the bowl. The outlet chamber outlet opening is provided with an outlet nozzle with an outlet direction opposite the direction of rotation, and an overflow inlet opening is present in the outlet chamber, and is placed at a third level between the first and the second level. The overflow inlet opening communicates with an overflow outlet opening, that opens into the exterior of the bowl.